SSC CGL Tier I, 17 Sep 2025, Shift 2 question paper
100 questions · 200 marks · 60 minutes · +2 per correct answer, -0.5 per wrong one
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General Intelligence and Reasoning
25 questions
- 1If each letter is coded as its position in reverse (Z=1, Y=2,...A=26), what is ROAD?
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- 2Choose the address that is exactly the same as the one given below. A-5, Lotus Enclave, Patliputra Colony, Patna, Bihar - 800013
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- 3Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. DAC, GWH, JSM, MOR, ?
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- 4Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series: DAPR, FESU, HIVX, JMYA ?
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- 5Find the two signs to interchange to correct the equation.
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- 6X is the daughter of Y. Y is the son of Z. W is the wife of Z. How is W related to X?
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- 7Find the missing term: 7, 22, 89, ________, 2677, 18740
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- 8Find the odd one out:
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- 9Instruction: Identify the assumptions that must hold for the statement to be valid, then choose the correct option. Statement: The discovery of gravitational waves has provided strong evidence for Einstein's theory of general relativity, but it also opens up new possibilities for understanding the universe's most extreme phenomena, such as black holes and neutron stars. Assumptions: I. Gravitational waves offer new insights into the nature of the universe. II. Einstein's theory of general relativity has been conclusively proven by the discovery of gravitational waves. III. The study of gravitational waves will lead to new breakthroughs in astrophysics.
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- 10Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: Fewer people applied for teaching posts this year. Conclusions: I. Teaching is losing popularity. II. Applicants may be seeking better-paying jobs.
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- 11Find the group of letters that best completes the analogy based on the given letter transformation pattern. CIRCLE : DJSFMD :: SQUARE : ?
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- 12Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: All plants are living beings. Some living beings are animals. Conclusions: I. Some plants are animals. II. All animals are plants.
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- 13Find the word which is between the 1st and 4th letters of the following word as per the English alphabet series. CUTE
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- 14Complete the series. A1, C2, E3, G4, ?
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- 15Find the odd one out from the given alternatives:
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- 16In a certain code language, each letter is assigned a unique digit. Based on the given codes for specific words, determine the code for the target word using the same logic. If MOUSE is coded as 45291 and RAT as 786, how is STORE coded?
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- 17If 4 @ 3 = 19 and 2 @ 5 = 9, then 5 @ 2 = ?
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- 18In a code language, 'FLOW' is written as 'G#3X', and 'WOLF' is written as 'X3#G'. How is 'FOWL' written?
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- 19If 2 2 = 16 and 3 3 = 36, what is 4 4?
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- 20In a 40 L solution, the ratio of acid to water is 5:3. How much water must be added to make it 1:1?
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- 21X + Y means X is the mother of Y, X - Y means X is the brother of Y, X * Y means X is the sister of Y. Then what does A - B + C mean?
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- 22If 'M' means '+', 'N' means '', 'O' means '', and 'P' means '' what is the value of the following expression? 18 P 3 M 5 O 2=?
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- 23If 'P' = , 'Q' = , 'R' = +, 'S' = , which equation is correct?
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- 24If = , % = , # = +, then 18 % 2 3 # 1 = ?
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- 25In a class of 80 students, 60% are girls. If 75% of the girls passed, how many girls failed?
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General Awareness
25 questions
- 26Which of the following is a notable architectural feature of Notre Dame des Anges Church in Puducherry?
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- 27Which of the following best captures the cultural and historical essence of Uttarakhand's Bissu Mela?
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- 28In the context of Gupta dynasty's taxation, which pair is correct?
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- 29Which of the following best describes Achal and Chal swaras in Indian classical music?
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- 30Which of the following is true about "en passant" in chess?
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- 31Match the dynasties listed in Column A with their respective founders mentioned in Column B:
Column A: Dynasty Column B: Founder A. Tomaras 1. Bahlul Lodi B. Khalji Dynasty 2. Ananga Pala C. Sayyid Dynasty 3. Jalaluddin Khalji D. Lodi Dynasty 4. Khizr Khan Tap an option to check your answer.
- 32In which Olympic Games did Leander Paes make his debut before winning India’s first Olympic tennis medal in the following edition?
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- 33At which BIMSTEC Summit was the agreement to set up the Technology Transfer Facility in Colombo signed?
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- 34Who wrote 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India'?
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- 35A key appointment in India's disaster management sector was made in 2024. Which Indian Police Service (IPS) officer took charge as the "Director General of the National Disaster Response Force", leading the nation's primary disaster relief efforts?
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- 36Gaganyaan is planned to orbit Earth at approximately what altitude?
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- 37Which of the following is unrelated to the components of population change?
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- 38With reference to the All India Inter-Club U21 Men & Women Water Polo League – 2025, which of the following statements are accurate? 1. The tournament was hosted at Mayo College in Ajmer, Rajasthan. 2. It was organized under the aegis of the Western Naval Command. 3. The event took place from 14 to 18 April 2025.
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- 39Which state among the following is a major contributor to India’s iron ore reserves?
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- 40Which of these is an odd one out?
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- 41Through which Constitutional Amendment was Article 21A introduced, mandating free and compulsory education as a Fundamental Right for children between 6 and 14 years of age?
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- 42What happens when an ideal fluid flows through a narrowing horizontal pipe?
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- 43Which of the following best describes the purpose of the National Single Window System (NSWS) portal launched by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry?
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- 44Consider the statements about Tippani : 1. Originated among Saurashtra women tamping lime floors with wooden rods. 2. Male drummers provide dhol–nagara accompaniment. Which is/are correct?
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- 45Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options: Assertion (A): Human Development Index (HDI) in India improved significantly post-2010. Reason (R): The methodology was revised globally to include inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI).
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- 46Why are the Western Ghats considered globally significant according to UNESCO?
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- 47Article 312 provides for creation of new ______ by Parliament.
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- 48Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): Self-reliance was a major objective of India's early planning era. Reason (R): India sought to reduce dependence on foreign aid and imports post-independence.
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- 49What is India's first successful interplanetary mission?
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- 50Consider the following statements: 1. Article 262 empowers Parliament to set up tribunals for river disputes. 2. The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction in such disputes. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Quantitative Aptitude
25 questions
- 51Simplify:
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- 52If 20% of (P + Q) = 50% of (P Q), then find the ratio P: Q.
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- 53A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of pulses one costing ₹80 per kg and the other costing ₹100 per kg, in the ratio 3 : 1. If he sells the mixed variety at ₹91.80 per kg, find his gain or loss percent.
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- 54A and B invest ₹45,000 and ₹60,000 respectively. A remains in business for 8 months, B for 6 months. If the total profit is ₹36,000, what is A’s share?
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- 55The average weight of 30 students is 60 kg. If one student is removed, the average drops to 59.5 kg. What is the weight of the removed student?
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- 56In a group of 40 boys, the average height was initially determined to be 160 cm. However, it was later discovered that the height of one boy was incorrectly recorded as 165 cm when it should have been 156 cm. Calculate the accurate average height.
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- 57If ₹5000 amounts to ₹6050 over 2 years with compound interest, what is the annual interest rate?
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- 58A fruit vendor sells 15 kg of apples for ₹750, thereby gaining the cost price of 5 kg of apples. What is his profit percentage?
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- 59An oven has a marked price of ₹ 12,000. It is sold with two successive discounts. If the second discount is 20% and the final selling price is ₹ 8,400, what is the percentage of the first discount?
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- 60A barrel contains a mixture of alcohol and water in the ratio 7:4 respectively. If 12 litres of water are added to it, the ratio of alcohol to water becomes 7:6. Find the initial total quantity of the mixture in the barrel.
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- 61A furniture store marks its items at 80% above the cost price. They offer a discount of 30% on the marked price. If a customer receives an additional loyalty discount of ₹250, and the store still makes a 12% profit on the cost price, what is the cost price of the furniture item?
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- 62A spherical ball is submerged in water in a cylindrical container. The radius of the cylindrical container is 5 cm, and the height is 30 cm. What is the volume of water displaced by the ball if its radius is 4 cm?
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- 63A hemispherical dome covers a circular area of diameter 20 m. What is the approximate curved surface area of this dome?
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- 64A hollow hemisphere has uniform thickness. Its inner radius is r, and outer radius is R. If R=2r, find the ratio of outer to inner curved surface areas.
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- 65A square pyramid has lateral surface area equal to twice the base area. If base side = 6 cm, find slant height.
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- 66A circular garden has a diameter of 28 m. If a gardener wants to fence 75% of the garden's circumference, what length of fencing is needed? (Use )
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- 67In an equilateral triangle with side length 'a', what is the ratio of the circumradius to the inradius?
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- 68A triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. A tangent is drawn to the circle at point A, intersecting the extension of side BC at D. If AD=6 cm and CD=4 cm, what is the length of side BC?
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- 69In a trapezoid ABCD with AB parallel to CD, the diagonals AC and BD intersect at E. What is the ratio of the area of to the area of ?
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- 70A circle with radius touches another circle with radius externally. What is the length of a direct common tangent?
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- 71Two circles with radii 6 cm and 2 cm have their centers 10 cm apart. How many common tangents can be drawn between them, and what type(s) of tangents are they?
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- 72Two chords AB and CD intersect at a point P inside a circle. If AP = 6 cm, PB = 8 cm, and CP = 4 cm, what is the length of PD?
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- 73In a circle, a chord AB is 12 cm long and is at a distance of 4 cm from the center. What is the radius of the circle?
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- 74What is the value of ?
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- 75What is the value of ?
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English Comprehension
25 questions
- 76Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: HAPHAZARD
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- 77Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Reverence
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- 78Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Not fit to hold a candle to
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- 79Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Incandescent
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- 80Spot the correct spelling of a lab toxicity assay term.
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- 81Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who is indifferent to pain or pleasure'.
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- 82Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'One who pretends to have knowledge or skills'.
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- 83Select the correct phrasal verb: We need to _____ the old files before moving the new ones.
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- 84Select the correct option: In light of recent discoveries, the theory has been subject to rigorous ___ and reinterpretation.
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- 85Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Much efforts have been made (1)/ by the development team (2)/ to reduce the application's loading time (3)/ without compromising features. (4)/
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- 86Change the following from active to passive: The professor could have been explaining differential topology for hours.
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- 87Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Rarely if ever have there been a time (1)/ when dissent was met (2)/ with such institutional disregard (3)/ as in the present administration. (4)
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- 88Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The ancient sconce held a flickering torch along the corridor.
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- 89Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The documents had been submitted by the assistant before the deadline.
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- 90Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: She *is senior than* me in college.
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- 91Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He did not know *where was the book kept*.
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- Read the following passage and answer the questions based on the passage : While financial inclusion is often praised as a driver of equitable growth, its implementation in rural India presents a paradox. On paper, schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Aadhaar-enabled payment systems, and mobile banking have revolutionized access. Yet, in practice, access does not necessarily translate into utility. A significant number of rural account holders remain dormant users, often constrained by digital illiteracy, infrastructural limitations, and deeply entrenched socio-cultural barriers. In numerous villages, banking correspondents (BCs)—the foot soldiers of India's rural financial architecture—are overburdened, undertrained, and often unsupported by robust technological infrastructure. The notion that a biometric fingerprint or a one-time password could substitute for financial literacy is naïve at best. Many beneficiaries, especially women, face systemic exclusion, not just due to lack of documentation, but because patriarchal norms often discourage or control women's interactions with banking services. Moreover, while financial inclusion aims to integrate the rural poor into the formal economy, the informal credit system continues to flourish. This coexistence is not accidental but symptomatic of a trust deficit and functional inefficiencies within formal institutions. Local moneylenders, albeit exploitative, offer immediacy and familiarity, elements often absent in bureaucratic banking processes. The digital push, accelerated post-2016 demonetization and COVID-19, has undoubtedly expanded the ecosystem. However, digital penetration without digital comprehension can widen the exclusion gap. Without focused digital education, grievance redressal mechanisms, and gender-sensitive outreach, financial inclusion may remain more rhetorical than real. In essence, true inclusion cannot be measured merely by the number of accounts opened but must reflect active participation, trust, and accessibility across gender, literacy, and regional lines. Until then, the dream of a financially empowered rural India will remain aspirational.92According to the passage, what is the main paradox of financial inclusion in rural India?
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- 93Why do informal credit systems persist despite formal financial inclusion efforts?
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- 94Which factor does not contribute to dormant rural bank accounts, as per the passage?
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- 95What assumption does the author criticize regarding digital financial systems?
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- 96What is implied about women's financial inclusion in rural India?
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- 97Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below. The composer explained that, were the leitmotif transposed an octave higher, the tension might dissipate prematurely.
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- 98A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. He said, "I have seen that movie already."
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- 99Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph: 1. The most prevalent of these is the peer review process, where a manuscript is evaluated by other experts in the same field. 2. The integrity of scientific publications is upheld by a series of rigorous checks and balances. 3. The goal of this process is to validate the methodology, findings, and conclusions of the research before it is made public. 4. This external scrutiny helps to ensure that only high-quality, credible research is disseminated to the scientific community.
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- 100Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph: 1. This allows them to navigate and perform tasks with a high degree of precision in various environments, from factory floors to surgical theaters. 2. Robotics is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, and operation of robots. 3. The core of a modern robot is its programming, which utilizes sophisticated algorithms and sensors to process information. 4. These machines are designed to assist humans by automating tasks that are either repetitive, hazardous, or require a level of accuracy beyond human capability.
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